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Are you planning a trip to our nation's capital? Updated information on admission to the most popular attractions, including the Capitol Building, White House, Supreme Court, Smithsonian museums, Arlington Cemetary, Mt. Vernon, and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, is available here. Due to heightened security measures, tours of the White House are only available to school, youth, active military and veterans' groups with 10 or more members.

For more information, please contact us.

In addition, the following web sites can be helpful in planning your trip:

Getting around Washington, D.C.:

Tourist map of D.C.
Metro (subway) map

"Visiting DC" links from the House of Representatives
Guide to events and attractions from the Chamber of Commerce

Information on Sites and Major Attractions:
(Due to heightened security, some of the facilities may be closed to the public.)

Bureau of Engraving and Printing
The FBI

Ford's Theatre and Lincoln Museum

The Holocaust Museum
Jefferson Memorial
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Library of Congress
Lincoln Memorial
Marine Corps Memorial (Iwo Jima Statue)
Mount Vernon
National Archives
National Cathedral
National Zoo
The Smithsonian Institution
The U.S. Capitol Building
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial
Washington Monument
The White House

 

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